Apply Group By at startup.

[Niraj]

Hi,
Is it possible to apply group by at start up using code behind.?
I also would like to hide the column from the mastertableview if it is used for grouping.
Can anyone help me out with this...?
I am not creating RadGrid dynamically(AutoGenerateColumns=false) . I want to group by the columns that are in my mastertable. Basically i want
to bring the desired group by view on startup , without client requiring to drag the columns at runtime.
Thanks and Regards,
Niraj Khose

[Princy]

Hello Niraj,

Please go through the following documentation which shows how to set Group by Expression from code behind.
Programmatic definition

And you can hide the column from code behind using its ColumnUniqueName.
C#:

RadGrid1.MasterTableView.GetColumn("Columnname").Visible = false;

Thanks,
Princy.

[Niraj]

Princy,
I had seen that example. But I have my columns already on the grid. Basically I want to reduce the client effort of dragging certain grouping columns(which might be very frequent), and just on startup itself show the grouping on these columns.
Regards,
Niraj Khose

[Princy]

Hello Niraj,

Please take a look at the following documentation in which it set the Group By expression at startup.
Declarative definition
You can also do it from code behind like in this documentation.
Programmatic definition

Thanks,
Princy.

[Niraj]

Hi Princy,

Thanks a lot. It worked just fine. I dont know why did'nt the code behind approach worked for me. But the ASP worked. 

Regards,
Niraj Khose